Feldstein admitted to receiving the money but asserted he was unaware that its source was tied to Qatar.
Claiming Bar was invited to the honor booth during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Netanyahu said, "I'm told such a booth is worth thousand of dollars."
Eli Feldstein claimed he received a salary from Israeli businessman Gil Birger in an arrangement allegedly coordinated by Yonatan Urich, who denied the claim.
Gantz stated that to investigate or arrest a journalist are “extremely exceptional events in a democracy” that should only happen when there is “clear and solid criminal suspicion.”
The 'Post''s political correspondent Eliav Breuer sat down with domestic affairs and economics correspondent Eve Young to explain.
At a time when Israel faces complex security challenges and growing regional uncertainty, such disarray in the PMO is more than regrettable – it is reckless.
During Klein’s testimony as a witness, he was cautioned, but the nature of any allegations against him has not been specified.
Negotiations to return Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip are an exception to this advice, Agriculture Minister Avi Dichter added.
The two are central to the “Qatargate” case, which examines the alleged extent of ties between employees of the Prime Minister’s Office and Qatar.
The investigation was a “political witch hunt” to bar the firing of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar and topple a “prime minister from the Right,” Netanyahu said.